1) A common practice or government corruption in Rome was assassinations. When there was one government member against each other, the winner was often the one to stay alive.
2) A militia formed by rival senate members, especially after a dictator was killed, was also common. After a dictator was killed, a battle usually ensued for the throne between these private armies.
3) Money was another way of corruption. Buying votes, senators, and other briberies were commonplace.
4) One dictator even had a list posted publicly of his political opponents, and whoever assassinated them got a piece of property.
5) Once, an African military leader tried to capture the city of Jugurtha, and Rome sent a consul to stop the conquering. The consul was bribed by the military leader, and was sent back to Rome. The consul went before a court, but the tribune was also bribed. The bribery of a tribune made it impossible to punish the bribery of a consul.
6) A common problem of consuls is that they form alliances, and in that form of corruption help those in the alliance, and hurt the enemies of those in the alliance.
7) Even before the empire and the consuls, a common practice was the buying of votes and opinions.
8) A great example of political assassinations and corruption is the assassination of Drusus the consul. He tried to propose three unpopular laws, but the senate didn’t think the laws favored the senate. Drusus was then assassinated by an unknown assassin, and a new consul was elected.
Current Corruption
1) There is still political corruption in the US, but today it is more towards corporations, companies and money, compared to assassinations and power in the Ancient Roman times.
2) The US is ranked 24th in terms of the least corrupt country in the world, down from 16th in 2001.
3) 62% of all Americans think that corruption is widespread across corporate America.
4) Nearly 3 in 4 Americans think that corruption is larger in America than 3 years ago.
5) In 1977, the congress passed a law called Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This was a law that was proposed to stop the bribery of foreign officials. Business in the most corrupt countries dropped. But, the companies didn't stop bribing and have been lobbying against the law ever since.
6) The Metropolitan Crime Commission, or MCC, is a advocate for anti-corruption in New Orleans. In one month, they get an average of 120 calls on their corruption hotline.
7) There are a couple "prime" ways government corruption happens in New Orleans according to Rafael Goyeneche, the MCC president. One is pressuring companies to hire politically connected contractors. The other is hiring "ghost" employees, who are basically direct pipelines of the fake identities' paychecks to the government in exchange for business or zoning changes.
8) Rafael Goyeneche has been threatened a few times with jail if he didn't give away an identity people in his commission.
Porter, Eduardo. "ECONOMIC SCENE; The Spreading Scourge Of Corporate Corruption."The New York Times. The New York Times, 11 July 2012. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.
"Political Corruption in Ancient Rome." Whatafy RSS. Whatafy, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.
Metropolitan Crime Commission,
I recently spotted an article about the MCC and corruption, and I have a few questions. My name is Zach and I am a seventh grader at Nagel Middle School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Could you please take time to read and answer these questions for a school project? 1) How common is corruption in the US, and what information backs your answer up?
2) How serious can corruption get, and can it get violent?
3) How could you solve corruption, and how does your solution compare to other solutions?
4) How would corruption be affected if there were less people looking out for corruption (the MCC, FBI, police, political figures)?
I am grateful for your time. Thank you, Zach F.
Mr. Eduardo Porter,
I recently read your article on corruption, and I have a few questions. My name is Zach and I am a seventh grader at Nagel Middle School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Could you please take time to read and answer these questions for a school project?
1) How common is corruption in the US, and what information backs your answer up?
2) How serious can corruption get, and can it get violent?
3) How could you solve corruption, and how does your solution compare to other solutions?
4) How would corruption be affected if there were less people looking out for corruption (FBI, police, political figures)?
I am grateful for your time.
Thank you, Zach F.
Mr. Alejandro Salas, My name is Zach, and I am a student at Nagel Middle School in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States of America. I recently was researching for a project when I saw transparency. I noticed that you have responsibilities that include the US. I have a few questions if you would take your time to answer.
1) How common is corruption in the US, and what information backs your answer up?
2) How serious can corruption get, and can it get violent?
3) How could you solve corruption, and how does your solution compare to other solutions?
4) How would corruption be affected if there were less people looking out for corruption (Transparency, FBI, police, political figures)? Thank you, Zach F.
2) A militia formed by rival senate members, especially after a dictator was killed, was also common. After a dictator was killed, a battle usually ensued for the throne between these private armies.
3) Money was another way of corruption. Buying votes, senators, and other briberies were commonplace.
4) One dictator even had a list posted publicly of his political opponents, and whoever assassinated them got a piece of property.
5) Once, an African military leader tried to capture the city of Jugurtha, and Rome sent a consul to stop the conquering. The consul was bribed by the military leader, and was sent back to Rome. The consul went before a court, but the tribune was also bribed. The bribery of a tribune made it impossible to punish the bribery of a consul.
6) A common problem of consuls is that they form alliances, and in that form of corruption help those in the alliance, and hurt the enemies of those in the alliance.
7) Even before the empire and the consuls, a common practice was the buying of votes and opinions.
8) A great example of political assassinations and corruption is the assassination of Drusus the consul. He tried to propose three unpopular laws, but the senate didn’t think the laws favored the senate. Drusus was then assassinated by an unknown assassin, and a new consul was elected.
Current Corruption
1) There is still political corruption in the US, but today it is more towards corporations, companies and money, compared to assassinations and power in the Ancient Roman times.
2) The US is ranked 24th in terms of the least corrupt country in the world, down from 16th in 2001.
3) 62% of all Americans think that corruption is widespread across corporate America.
4) Nearly 3 in 4 Americans think that corruption is larger in America than 3 years ago.
5) In 1977, the congress passed a law called Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This was a law that was proposed to stop the bribery of foreign officials. Business in the most corrupt countries dropped. But, the companies didn't stop bribing and have been lobbying against the law ever since.
6) The Metropolitan Crime Commission, or MCC, is a advocate for anti-corruption in New Orleans. In one month, they get an average of 120 calls on their corruption hotline.
7) There are a couple "prime" ways government corruption happens in New Orleans according to Rafael Goyeneche, the MCC president. One is pressuring companies to hire politically connected contractors. The other is hiring "ghost" employees, who are basically direct pipelines of the fake identities' paychecks to the government in exchange for business or zoning changes.
8) Rafael Goyeneche has been threatened a few times with jail if he didn't give away an identity people in his commission.
My Corruption Project
Porter, Eduardo. "ECONOMIC SCENE; The Spreading Scourge Of Corporate Corruption."The New York Times. The New York Times, 11 July 2012. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.
"Political Corruption in Ancient Rome." Whatafy RSS. Whatafy, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.
Metropolitan Crime Commission,
I recently spotted an article about the MCC and corruption, and I have a few questions. My name is Zach and I am a seventh grader at Nagel Middle School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Could you please take time to read and answer these questions for a school project?
1) How common is corruption in the US, and what information backs your answer up?
2) How serious can corruption get, and can it get violent?
3) How could you solve corruption, and how does your solution compare to other solutions?
4) How would corruption be affected if there were less people looking out for corruption (the MCC, FBI, police, political figures)?
I am grateful for your time.
Thank you,
Zach F.
Mr. Eduardo Porter,
I recently read your article on corruption, and I have a few questions. My name is Zach and I am a seventh grader at Nagel Middle School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Could you please take time to read and answer these questions for a school project?
1) How common is corruption in the US, and what information backs your answer up?
2) How serious can corruption get, and can it get violent?
3) How could you solve corruption, and how does your solution compare to other solutions?
4) How would corruption be affected if there were less people looking out for corruption (FBI, police, political figures)?
I am grateful for your time.
Thank you,
Zach F.
Mr. Alejandro Salas,
My name is Zach, and I am a student at Nagel Middle School in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States of America. I recently was researching for a project when I saw transparency. I noticed that you have responsibilities that include the US. I have a few questions if you would take your time to answer.
1) How common is corruption in the US, and what information backs your answer up?
2) How serious can corruption get, and can it get violent?
3) How could you solve corruption, and how does your solution compare to other solutions?
4) How would corruption be affected if there were less people looking out for corruption (Transparency, FBI, police, political figures)?
Thank you, Zach F.